Biodegradable polymeric biomaterials offer a significant advantage in disposable or fast-
consuming products in medical applications. Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) …

Keratinous materials such as wool, feathers and hooves are tough unique biological co-
products that usually have high sulfur and protein contents. A high cystine content (7–13%) …

The diseases caused by microorganisms are innumerable existing on this planet.
Nevertheless, increasing antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent global challenge …

Fibrous materials have garnered much interest in the field of biomedical engineering due to
their high surface-area-to-volume ratio, porosity, and tunability. Specifically, in the field of …

Among the biopolymers from animal sources, keratin is one the most abundant, with a major
contribution from side stream products from cattle, ovine and poultry industry, offering many …

In this work novel poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) polymer
composites were prepared by incorporating Ceiba pentandra bark fibers. The casting …

Electrospun nanofibers are being utilized for a wide range of healthcare applications. A
plethora of natural and synthetic polymers are exploited for their ability to be electrospun …

Keratins are a family of fibrous proteins anticipated to possess wide-ranging biomedical
applications due to their abundance, physicochemical properties and intrinsic biological …

Keratin, a bio-sourced polymer of high sulfur content, reckons as the major component of the
feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool. Keratin-based formulations (KFs) have drawn great …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has indispensable effects on wound healing promotion, such as anti-
inflammatory, cell proliferation enhancement, and angiogenesis improvement. However …